Bandit on the Billiard Table (e-bog) af Ross, Alan
Ross, Alan (forfatter)

Bandit on the Billiard Table e-bog

90,41 DKK (inkl. moms 113,01 DKK)
First published in 1954 as South to Sardinia, this account of a summer journey in the early 1950s sees Alan Ross alternating the past and present of a strange island whose interior, especially, had been only rarely visited at that point. His descriptions of the landscape and local customs and mores (including billiards, 'one of the great Sardinian occupations') are interspersed with t...
E-bog 90,41 DKK
Forfattere Ross, Alan (forfatter)
Forlag Faber & Faber
Udgivet 18 juni 2013
Genrer 1D
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780571305193
First published in 1954 as South to Sardinia, this account of a summer journey in the early 1950s sees Alan Ross alternating the past and present of a strange island whose interior, especially, had been only rarely visited at that point. His descriptions of the landscape and local customs and mores (including billiards, 'one of the great Sardinian occupations') are interspersed with tales of a cast of characters who might have come out of Boccaccio, adding up to a memorable evocation. 'An alert and sensitive travel book... Alan Ross has an exceptional descriptive gift.' Listener'So closely packed with good writing that it requires to be read slowly, as Mr Ross travelled.' Time and Tide'He is a specialist in the vin triste... a delightful offbeat.' Cyril Connolly, Sunday Times'An exceptionally good book by any standard.' TLS'A work of art and imagination.' Times